The Wizard of the Kremlin
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The Wizard of the Kremlin is the debut novel by Giuliano da Empoli, published in French in April 2022 by Éditions Gallimard, and in English in 2023 by Pushkin Press then Other Press. It won the 2022 G
Book cover in French original, Le mage du Kremlin (2022)
Author Giuliano da Empoli presents The Wizard of the Kremlin as part of the literary salon of the Conservatoire Rachmaninoff hosted by Erwan Barillot [fr] in October 2022.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky, sometimes known by his initials MBK, is an exiled Russian businessman, oligarch, and opposition activist, now residing in London. In 2003, Khodorkovsky was believed to
The Wizard of the Kremlin
…of the FSB (ex-KGB), at the Lubyanka headquarters. Berezovsky's depression and suicide following his disgrace are also depicted. The oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky features prominently in the novel: he courts and marries Baranov's concubine before being arrested for fraud in 2003, consistent with historical reality…
Khodorkovsky in 2023
Khodorkovsky with the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, on 20 December 2002
Khodorkovsky in 2001
Rally in support of political prisoners in Russia, Moscow on 27 October 2013